Policy

October 22, 2013   Vote YES on WRRDA and Support Reforms to Harbor Maintenance Investments   Dear Representative:   On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to vote for the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 (H.R. 3080), and reject any amendments that would undermine this bipartisan legislation […]

Joan Burton T.D. Minister for Social Protection Dáil Éireann Dublin 2 Dear Ms. Burton: This is to ask for information on whether the Government of Ireland is applying, or intends to apply, its social laws to the pilots and flight attendants who work on board the Irish-registered aircraft that are being used by Norwegian Air […]

Cosponsor H.R. 1455, the Contract Screener Reform and Accountability Act Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I urge you to cosponsor the Contract Screener Reform and Accountability Act (H.R. 1455).  This legislation will implement changes to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) contract screening program in order to strengthen aviation security […]

September 16, 2013 Mr. Thomas Yager Chief, FMCSA Driver and Carrier Operations Division Office of Bus and Truck Standards and Operations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC  20590 RE:     Commercial Driver’s License Standards: Application for Exemption; Miami Nice Tours Notice of Application for Exemption; Request for Comments Docket No. […]

Mr. Gerald Yakowenko Contract Administration Team Leader Office of Program Administration Federal Highway Administration 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE Washington, DC  20590 RE:     Buy America Policy Docket No. FHWA-2013-0041 Notice and Request for Comments Dear Mr. Yakowenko, On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I write in response to the Federal Highway Administration’s […]

The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr. Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC  20530 Dear Attorney General Holder: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I write to express our opposition to efforts by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to block the pending merger between US Airways […]

Support Senate T-HUD Appropriations Bill, S. 1243  Dear Senator: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I write to express support for the Senate FY 14 Transportation-HUD appropriations measure, S. 1243, and urge you to vote in favor of the bill.  Below we also provide our views on a number of amendments. At […]

Ms. Virginia Wise Office of Security Policy and Industry Engagement Surface Division, TSA-28 Transportation Security Administration 601 South 12th Street Arlington, VA 20598-6028 RE: Request for Comments on Security Training Programs for Surface Mode Employees Notice; Request for Comments Docket No. TSA-2013-0005 RIN 1652-AA55 Dear Ms. Wise: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO […]

July 10, 2013 The Honorable David McKinley U.S. House of Representatives 412 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC  20515 Dear Representative McKinley: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), I write in support of legislation you have introduced, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 (H.R. 2218) that will allow for […]

SUPPORT THE PRICE AMENDMENT TO MAINTAIN AMTRAK FUNDING Dear Representative: On behalf of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, I urge you to vote for the Price Amendment to the Transportation-HUD appropriations bill that would restore funding for Amtrak to fiscal year 2013 levels.  If this amendment is not adopted, the safety and efficiency of the […]